Well, I’m back from a marvelous five days with my younger daughter and her husband to their future retirement home in Granite Falls, North Carolina.

I’m tired, so I’ll just keep it short today to let you know I’m back. More later when I get it organized.

But this is photo of me on Grandfather Mountain. As promised, Grandfather Olesky met Grandfather Mountain, which is 5,946 feet high near Linville, North Carolina.

The swinging bridge we walked across is exactly 5,280 feet high, which is one mile, therefore it’s called the Mile-High Bridge.

On the same day I visited Blowing Rock, frequented over the century by Cherokee and Catawba tribes, which is 3,566 feet.

And Mount Mitchell, at 6,684 feet.  The nearest higher peaks are in the Black Hills of South Dakota and the highland foothills of Colorado.

By comparison, Spruce Knob, the highest peak in West Virginia, is 4,863 feet, higher than Blowing Rock but substantially lower than Grandfather Mountain and Mount Mitchell.

Again, more later when I recover from my lastest trip.